Văcărescu family

The House of Văcărescu was a boyar family of Phanariote Greek descent in Wallachia (now part of Romania).^[1]^[2]

The family produced the first poets in Romanian literature.^[2]

Notable members

Ianache Văcărescu (1654–1714) grand treasurer of Wallachia (killed with his master, Prince Brâncoveanu)^[3]
Ienăchiță Văcărescu (1730–1796) poet, wrote the first Romanian grammar^[3]
Elisabeta Văcărescu (1768–1866), second wife of Constantine Ypsilantis
Alecu Văcărescu (1769–1798), poet
Nicolae Văcărescu (1786–1825), poet
Barbu Văcărescu (died 1832), the last Great Ban of Craiova
Iancu Văcărescu (1786–1863), poet
Marițica Bibescu (1815–1859), poet and Princess-consort of Wallachia
Claymoor (Mișu Văcărescu) (c. 1843–1903), journalist
Maurice Paléologue (1859–1944), writer and French diplomat
Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947), poet

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The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2003. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-85229-961-6. Văcărescu FAMILY, Romanian boyars of Phanariote (Greek) origin, a gifted family that gave the first poets to Romanian literature
- Read online: "Văcărescu Family | Nobility, Aristocracy, Romania | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ ^a ^b Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster. 1995. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-87779-042-6. Văcărescu family \,və-kǝ-'res-kü \ Romanian family of Phanariote (Greek) origin that produced the first poets in Romanian literature
^ ^a ^b Gaster, Moses (1911). "Vacarescu" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 830–831.

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